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nearby en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near + by.

Meanings

  1. Adjacent, near, close by.
    • Seals are flourishing about 50 miles farther south, too. In 2021, a group of grey seals established the first seal colony in nearby Suffolk and began breeding on a remote shingle beach at Orford Ness, now a National Trust site but once the location for cold war weapons-testing. 2024 December 26, Donna Ferguson, “‘Britain’s wildlife safari’: baby boom in Norfolk as seal colonies flourish”, in The Guardian:
    • He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.

Forms

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most nearby Degree=Sup lexicographic
near-by alternative lexicographic
more nearby Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

close

Translations (49)

sv nära (adjacent) · aln skej (adjacent) · ca proper (adjacent) · es próximo (adjacent) · km ក្បែរ (adjacent) · mhr лишыл (adjacent) · it accanto (adjacent) · hi निकट (adjacent) · bg близък (adjacent) · ca pròxim (adjacent) · sco naurby (adjacent) · pl pobliski (adjacent) · eo apuda (adjacent) · nl dichtbij (adjacent) · yue(adjacent) · br e-kichen (adjacent) · ml സമീപത്തെ (adjacent) · mi pahaki (adjacent) · vi gần (adjacent) · mi pātata (adjacent) · sq afër (adjacent) · cmn(adjacent) · eu hurbil (adjacent) · vo nilik (adjacent) · pt próximo (adjacent) · sk vedľajší (adjacent) · hu közeli (adjacent) · sk blízky (adjacent) · es concercano (adjacent) · got 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (adjacent) · fi lähellä (adjacent) · su dengket (adjacent) · sc affacca (adjacent) · cy agos (adjacent) · fr proche (adjacent) · sdn accultu (adjacent) · mi maruatata (adjacent) · sc affaccu (adjacent) · sv i närheten (adjacent) · nb nærliggende (adjacent) · la propinquus (adjacent) · es cercano (adjacent) · vi bên cạnh đó (adjacent) · mg akaiky (adjacent) · bg съседен (adjacent) · grc ἐγγύς (adjacent) · el κοντινός (adjacent) · sdc accostu (adjacent) · de nahe gelegen (adjacent)

nearby en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near + by.

Meanings

  1. Next to, close to.
    • I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.

Forms

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most nearby Degree=Sup lexicographic
more nearby Degree=Cmp lexicographic
near by alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

is there a grocery store nearby

Translations (63)

pt por perto (close to) · as আশে-পাশে (close to) · ru побли́зости (close to) · km ក្បែរ (close to) · pl blisko (close to) · eo apude (close to) · es cerca (close to) · it vicino (a) (close to) · hi पास में (close to) · el κοντά (close to) · ca a prop (close to) · pt próximo (close to) · cy yn ymyl (close to) · de nah (close to) · oj besho (close to) · ml അരികെ (close to) · ca a la vora (close to) · txb ispek (close to) · sv i närheten (close to) · ur پاس میں (close to) · cs blízko (close to) · nl dichtbij (close to) · ru неподалёку (close to) · cy gerllaw (close to) · ccc a'lotsi'ta (close to) · fi lähellä (close to) · de nebenan (close to) · nl nabij (close to) · grc πέλας (close to) · sv nära (close to) · la prope (close to) · sk blízko (close to) · ml അടുത്ത് (close to) · grc ἄγχι (close to) · grc ἐγγύς (close to) · vi gần đây (close to) · su dengket (close to) · fr à proximité (close to) · vi bên cạnh (close to) · sk nablízku (close to) · ru бли́зко (close to) · vo nilo (close to) · ga in aice láithreach (close to) · mi pahaki (close to) · ja 近くに (close to) · fi lähistöllä (close to) · cmn 在附近 (close to) · ga in aice láimhe (close to) · lt arti (close to) · sk vedľa (close to) · bg наблизо (close to) · txb akarte (close to) · de in der Nähe (close to) · sq afër (close to) · hi पास (close to) · dsb blisko (close to) · la iuxtā (close to) · as ওচৰে-পাঁজৰে (close to) · ko 가까이에 (close to) · ur پاس (close to) · ml സമീപം (close to) · vi gần (close to) · ru ря́дом (close to)

nearby en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near + by.

Meanings

  1. A futures contract, of a particular group, whose settlement date is the earliest.
    • In each of these markets the nearbys are almost invariably at a discount — a discount that tends to widen in bull markets and narrow in bear markets. 1984, Jack D. Schwager, A Complete Guide to the Futures Markets, page 496:
    • The deferred contract should be expected to rise, and buying the deferred while selling the nearby is then profitable. 1989, Raymond M. Leuthold, Joan C. Junkus, Jean E. Cordier, The Theory and Practice of Futures Markets, page 67:

Forms

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nearbys Number=Plur lexicographic